Chandigarh-Delhi In 2 Hours But The Rail Corridor Would Cost Rs 11,000 Crore

Traveling from Chandigarh to Delhi by train in 2 hours is soon going to be a reality. The Indian Railways has already prepared a plan for the 245-km corridor project. The Chandigarh to Delhi rail corridor will be the first semi-high speed venture in India of the Railways that will come up with French aid.

A state-owned French rail company -SNCF, had recently submitted its report on upgrading the Chandigarh-Delhi railway route. According to the report, the semi-high speed venture will reduce travel time between the two cities – Delhi-Chandigarh, by almost an hour and 30 minutes.

Travel Chandigarh-Delhi by train in just 2 hours

According to the report, The state-owned rail company from France had commenced the study around two years ago. In the final report that was submitted recently, the French state-owned rail company has mentioned about upgrading the Chandigarh-Delhi railway route. The fastest train on the route currently is the Shatabdi that takes approximately 3 and a half hour to commute between the city beautiful- Chandigarh and the national capital- Delhi. As per the report submitted by the French company, after the upgrading the railway route to connect Chandigarh-Delhi it will be possible to reduce the travel time by approximately one and a half hour. Read More…